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ELECTIONS(10 ILCS 5/) Election Code.

10 ILCS 5/13-2.5

(10 ILCS 5/13-2.5)Sec. 13-2.5. Time off from work to serve as election judge.
Any person
who
is
appointed as an election judge under Section 13-1 or 13-2 may, after giving his
or her
employer at least 20 days' written notice, be absent from his or her place of
work for the
purpose of serving as an election judge. An employer may not penalize an
employee for
that absence other than a deduction in salary for the time the employee was
absent from
his or her place of employment. An employer may not require an employee to use earned vacation time or any form of paid leave time to serve as an election judge. This Section does not apply to an employer with fewer than 25 employees.
An employer with more than 25 employees
shall not be required to permit more than 10% of the employees to be absent
under this Section on the same election day.
(Source: P.A. 98-691, eff. 7-1-14.)

10 ILCS 5/13-3

(10 ILCS 5/13-3)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-3)Sec. 13-3. After the judges of election have been selected and approved as
hereinbefore provided, a report of such selections shall be made by the
county board and filed in the circuit court, and application shall then be
made by the county board to the court for their confirmation and
appointment, whereupon the court shall enter an order that cause be shown,
if any exists, against the confirmation and appointment of such persons so
named on or before the opening of the court on a day to be fixed by the
court. The county board shall immediately give notice of such order and the
names of all such judges so reported to such court for confirmation and
their residence and the precinct for which they were selected by causing
a notice to be published in one or more newspapers in the
county and if no
newspaper be published therein then by posting such notice in 5 of the most
public places in the county. The notice shall state that a list of judges of
election is available for public inspection in the office of the election
authority. If no cause to the contrary is shown prior
to the day fixed, and if, in each precinct, at least one judge representing
each of the two major political parties has been certified by the county
clerk as having satisfactorily completed within the preceding 6 months the
training course and examination for judges of election, as provided in
Section 13-2.1 and 13-2.2 of this Act, such appointment shall be confirmed
by order entered by that court.If in any precinct the requisite 2 judges have not been so certified by
the county clerk as having satisfactorily completed such course and
examination, the county clerk shall immediately notify all judges in that
precinct, to whose appointment there is no other objection, that all such
judges shall attend the next such course. The county clerk shall then
certify to the court that all such judges have been so notified (and such
certification need contain no detail other than a mere recital). The
appointment of such judges shall then be confirmed by order entered by the
court. If any judge so notified and so confirmed fails to attend the next
such course, such failure shall subject such judge to possible removal from
office at the option of the election authority.If objections to the appointment of any judge be filed prior to the day
fixed by the court for confirmation of judges, the court shall hear such
objections and the evidence introduced in support thereof, and shall
confirm or refuse to confirm such nominations as the interests of the
public may require. No reasons may be given for the refusal to confirm. If
any vacancy exists at any time the county board shall, subject to the
provisions of Section 13-1.1, further report and nominate persons to fill
such vacancies so existing in the manner aforesaid, and a court in the same
way shall consider such nominations and shall confirm or refuse to confirm
the same in the manner aforesaid. Upon the confirmation of such judges, at
any time, a commission shall issue to each of such judges, under the seal
of such court, and appropriate forms shall be prepared by the county clerk
of each county for such purpose and furnished to the county board, and
after confirmation and acceptance of such commission, such judges shall
thereupon become officers of such court. If a vacancy occurs so late that
nomination by the county board and application to and confirmation by the
court cannot be had before the election, then the court shall, subject to
the provisions of Section 13-1.1, make an appointment and issue a
commission to such officer or officers, and when thus appointed such
officer shall be considered an officer of the court and subject to the same
rules as if nominated by the county board and confirmed by the court, and
any judge, however appointed, and at whatever time, shall be considered an
officer of court and be subject to the same control and punishment in case
of misbehavior. Not more than 10 business days after the day of election,
the county clerk shall compile a list
containing the name, address and party affiliation of each judge of
election who served on the day of election, and
shall preserve such list and make it available for public inspection
and copying for a period of not more than one year from the date of receipt
of such list. Copies of such list shall be available for purchase at a
cost not to exceed the cost of duplication.
The board has the right, at any time, in case of
misbehavior or neglect of duty, to remove any judge of election and cause
such vacancy to be filled in accordance with this Act. Except for judges
appointed under subsection (b) of Section 13-4, the board shall have
the right, at any time, to remove any judge of election for failing to vote
the primary ballot of the political party he represents, at a primary
election at which he served as such judge, and shall cause such vacancy to
be filled in accordance with this Act.
The board shall remove any judge of election who, twice during the same
term of office, fails to provide for the opening of the polling place at
the time prescribed in Section 17-1 or Section 18-2, whichever is
applicable, unless such delay can be demonstrated
by the judge of election to be beyond his or her control.
In the event that any judge of
election is removed for cause, the board shall specify such cause in
writing and make such writing a matter of public record, with a copy to be
sent to the appropriate county chairman who made the initial recommendation
of the election judge. If any vacancies occur or exist more than 15 days
before election the judges appointed to such places must be confirmed by
such court. The county board shall not voluntarily remove any judge within
15 days of such election except for flagrant misbehavior, incapacity or
dishonesty, and the reason therefor must afterward be reported in writing
to such court and made a matter of public record, with a copy to be sent to
the appropriate county chairman who made the initial recommendation of the
election judge. Provided further that where a vacancy in the office of
judge of election exists 20 days or less prior to any election in counties
having a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, or where such vacancy
exists 10 days or less prior to any election in counties having less than
3,000,000 inhabitants, the county clerk shall, subject to the provisions of
Section 13-1.1, appoint a person of the same major political party to fill
such vacancy and issue a commission thereto. The name of the officer so
appointed shall be reported to the court as a matter of record and after
acceptance of such commission such person shall be liable in the same
manner as officers regularly appointed by the county board and confirmed by
the court. The county clerk shall have the power on election day to remove
without cause any judge of election appointed by the other judges of
election pursuant to Section 13-7 and to appoint another judge of election
to serve for that election. Such substitute judge of election must be
selected, where possible, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-1.1 and
must be qualified in accordance with Section 13-4.If any precinct has increased in voter registration beyond the maximum
of 800 provided in Section 11-2, the county clerk may appoint one
additional judge of election from each political party for each 200 voters
in excess of 800.(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98; 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)

10 ILCS 5/13-4

(10 ILCS 5/13-4)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-4)Sec. 13-4. Qualifications.
(a) All persons elected or chosen judge of election must: (1) be
citizens of the United States and entitled to vote at the next election,
except as provided in subsection (b) or (c);
(2) be of good repute and character and not subject to the registration requirement of the Sex Offender Registration Act; (3) be able to speak, read and write
the English language; (4) be skilled in the four fundamental rules of
arithmetic; (5) be of good understanding and capable; (6) not be candidates
for any office at the election and not be elected committeemen; and (7)
reside in the precinct in which they are selected to act, except that in
each precinct, not more than one judge of each party may be appointed from
outside such precinct. Any judge selected to serve in any precinct in which
he is not entitled to vote must reside within and be entitled to vote
elsewhere within the county which encompasses the precinct in which such
judge is appointed, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c). Such judge
must meet the other qualifications of this
Section.
(b) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who
is not entitled to vote to be appointed as an election judge if, as of the date
of the election at which the person serves as a judge, he or she:
(1) is a U.S. citizen;
(2) is a junior or senior in good standing enrolled

in a public or private secondary school;

(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent

to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;

(4) has the written approval of the principal of the

secondary school he or she attends at the time of appointment;

(5) has the written approval of his or her parent or

legal guardian;

(6) has satisfactorily completed the training course

for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and

(7) meets all other qualifications for appointment

and service as an election judge.

No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve
per political party per precinct.
Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify
in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to
affiliate with.
Students appointed as election judges under this subsection
shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.
(c) An election authority may establish a program to permit a person who
is not entitled to vote in that precinct or county to be appointed as an
election judge if, as of the date of the election at which the person serves as
a judge, he or she:(1) is a U.S. citizen;(2) is currently enrolled in a community college, as

defined in the Public Community College Act, or a public or private Illinois university or college;

(3) has a cumulative grade point average equivalent

to at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;

(4) has satisfactorily completed the training course

for judges of election described in Sections 13-2.1 and 13-2.2; and

(5) meets all other qualifications for appointment

and service as an election judge.

No more than one election judge qualifying under this subsection may serve
per political party per precinct.
Prior to appointment, a judge qualifying under this subsection must certify
in writing to the election authority the political party the judge chooses to
affiliate with.Students appointed as election judges under this subsection
shall not be counted as absent from school on the day they serve as judges.
(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07; 95-818, eff. 1-1-09; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

10 ILCS 5/13-5

(10 ILCS 5/13-5)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-5)Sec. 13-5. Immediately on the appointment of such judges, the county clerk
shall notify each judge of election of his appointment.(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1450.)

10 ILCS 5/13-6

(10 ILCS 5/13-6)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-6)Sec. 13-6. The judges so appointed shall be and continue judges of
all elections held within their respective precincts
or districts, until other judges shall be appointed in like manner.(Source: P.A. 80-1469.)

10 ILCS 5/13-6.1

(10 ILCS 5/13-6.1)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.1)Sec. 13-6.1. Each judge of election shall be identified as such by a
suitable badge or label authorized and issued by the county clerk and
bearing the date of the election for which issued. On such badge, the
judge shall print his or her name and the ward, township or road district and precinct
number in which he or she is serving.(Source: P.A. 84-971.)

10 ILCS 5/13-6.2

(10 ILCS 5/13-6.2)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-6.2)Sec. 13-6.2. For each precinct in which there are 2 teams of judges, the county clerk
shall designate 2 of the judges of election, one from each political party,
as holdover judges. The holdover judges shall be on duty during the entire
time from the opening of the polls until the conclusion of the counting of
the vote.(Source: P.A. 76-1224.)

10 ILCS 5/13-7

(10 ILCS 5/13-7)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-7)Sec. 13-7. If, at the time of the opening of any election, or at
the time the polls are closed in the case of a judge designated to count
the votes, any person appointed or constituted a judge of election shall
not be present, or will not act or take the oath to act in such capacity
the judge or judges present may appoint some other qualified elector having
the same qualifications and who is affiliated with the same political
party, as the one refusing to take the oath or refusing to act or serve in
his place. If there be no judges of election present, or if they refuse to
act, such electors of the precinct as may then be present at the place of
election, may fill the places of such judges of election by election from
their number. After the polls are open, if any judge becomes ill or if any
member of his immediate family becomes ill, such judge may be excused from
further attendance, and the remaining judges may appoint some other
qualified elector, having the same qualifications who is affiliated with
the same political party as the judge excused, to act in his place. The
judges so appointed shall have the same power and be subject to the same
penalties as the other judges of election.(Source: P.A. 76-1224.)

10 ILCS 5/13-8

(10 ILCS 5/13-8)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-8)Sec. 13-8. Before any vote is taken, the judges of the election shall
severally subscribe and take an oath or affirmation, in the following form:"I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that I will
support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
State of Illinois, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the
office of judge of election, according to the best of my ability, and (in
the case of a registered voter, that I am entitled to vote at this election)."(Source: P.A. 91-352, eff. 1-1-00.)

10 ILCS 5/13-9

(10 ILCS 5/13-9)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-9)Sec. 13-9. In case there is no judge present at the opening of the
election, or in case such judge is appointed a judge of election, the
judges of the election may administer the oath or affirmation to each
other; and the person administering such oath or affirmation, shall cause
an entry thereof to be made and subscribed by him, and prefixed to each
poll book, or if there be no poll book on a separate sheet or form.(Source: Laws 1963, p. 1135.)

10 ILCS 5/13-10

(10 ILCS 5/13-10)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-10)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-1171)Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all primaries and all
elections, except judges supervising absentee ballots as provided in
Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties of less than 600,000
inhabitants shall be fixed by the respective county boards or boards of
election commissioners in all counties and municipalities, but in no case
shall such compensation be less than $35 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising absentee balloting
as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising absentee
balloting as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a
population of 2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections,
except judges supervising absentee ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of
this Act, in counties having a population of at least 600,000 but less than
2,000,000 inhabitants shall be not less than $45 per day
as
fixed by the county board of election commissioners of each such county. In
addition to their per day compensation and notwithstanding the limitations
thereon stated herein, the judges of election, in all counties with a
population of less than 600,000, shall be paid $3 each for each 100 voters or
portion thereof, in excess of 200 voters voting for candidates in the election
district or precinct wherein the judge is serving, whether a primary or an
election is being held. However, no such extra compensation shall be paid to
the judges of election in any precinct in which no paper ballots are counted by
such judges of election. The 2 judges of election in counties having a
population of less than 600,000 who deliver the returns to the county clerk
shall each be allowed and paid a sum to be determined by the election authority
for such services and an additional sum per mile to be determined by the
election authority for every mile necessarily travelled in going to and
returning from the office or place to which they deliver the returns. The
compensation for mileage shall be consistent with current rates paid for
mileage to employees of the county.However, all judges who have been certified by the County Clerk or Board of
Election Commissioners as having satisfactorily completed, within the 2 years
preceding the day of election, the training course for judges of election, as
provided in Sections 13-2.1, 13-2.2 and 14-4.1 of this Act, shall receive
additional compensation of not less than $10 per day in
counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants, the additional compensation of not
less than $10 per day in counties having a population of
at
least 600,000 but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants as fixed by the county board
of election commissioners of each such county, and additional compensation of
not less than $20 per day in counties having a population
of 2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, and additional compensation of not less
than $20 per day in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections under the jurisdiction of the
county clerk.In precincts in which there are tally judges, the compensation of the
tally judges shall be 2/3 of that of the judges of election and each
holdover judge shall be paid the compensation of a judge of election
plus that of a tally judge.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, the portion
of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursed by the State Board of
Elections is increased by
$15.
The increase provided by this amendatory Act of 1998 must be used
to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the county to
reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of Elections is increased by an additional $20. The increase provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.
(Source: P.A. 95-699, eff. 11-9-07.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-1171)Sec. 13-10. The compensation of the judges of all primaries and all
elections, except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in
Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties of less than 600,000
inhabitants shall be fixed by the respective county boards or boards of
election commissioners in all counties and municipalities, but in no case
shall such compensation be less than $35 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail balloting
as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The
compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, except judges supervising vote by mail
balloting as provided in Section 19-12.2 of this Act, in counties having a
population of 2,000,000 or more shall be not less than $60 per day. The compensation of judges of all primaries and all elections,
except judges supervising vote by mail ballots as provided in Section 19-12.2 of
this Act, in counties having a population of at least 600,000 but less than
2,000,000 inhabitants shall be not less than $45 per day
as
fixed by the county board of election commissioners of each such county. In
addition to their per day compensation and notwithstanding the limitations
thereon stated herein, the judges of election, in all counties with a
population of less than 600,000, shall be paid $3 each for each 100 voters or
portion thereof, in excess of 200 voters voting for candidates in the election
district or precinct wherein the judge is serving, whether a primary or an
election is being held. However, no such extra compensation shall be paid to
the judges of election in any precinct in which no paper ballots are counted by
such judges of election. The 2 judges of election in counties having a
population of less than 600,000 who deliver the returns to the county clerk
shall each be allowed and paid a sum to be determined by the election authority
for such services and an additional sum per mile to be determined by the
election authority for every mile necessarily travelled in going to and
returning from the office or place to which they deliver the returns. The
compensation for mileage shall be consistent with current rates paid for
mileage to employees of the county.However, all judges who have been certified by the County Clerk or Board of
Election Commissioners as having satisfactorily completed, within the 2 years
preceding the day of election, the training course for judges of election, as
provided in Sections 13-2.1, 13-2.2 and 14-4.1 of this Act, shall receive
additional compensation of not less than $10 per day in
counties of less than 600,000 inhabitants, the additional compensation of not
less than $10 per day in counties having a population of
at
least 600,000 but less than 2,000,000 inhabitants as fixed by the county board
of election commissioners of each such county, and additional compensation of
not less than $20 per day in counties having a population
of 2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections not under the
jurisdiction of the county clerk, and additional compensation of not less
than $20 per day in counties having a population of
2,000,000 or more for primaries and elections under the jurisdiction of the
county clerk.In precincts in which there are tally judges, the compensation of the
tally judges shall be 2/3 of that of the judges of election and each
holdover judge shall be paid the compensation of a judge of election
plus that of a tally judge.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, the portion
of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursed by the State Board of
Elections is increased by
$15.
The increase provided by this amendatory Act of 1998 must be used
to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the county to
reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the portion of an election judge's daily compensation reimbursement by the State Board of Elections is increased by an additional $20. The increase provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly must be used to increase each judge's compensation and may not be used by the election authority or election jurisdiction to reduce its portion of a judge's compensation.
(Source: P.A. 98-1171, eff. 6-1-15.)

10 ILCS 5/13-10a

(10 ILCS 5/13-10a)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-10a; formerly Ch. 46, pars. 901, 902, 903, 904, 905 and 906)Sec. 13-10a. Compensation of judges of special district referenda. (a) Unless compensation is otherwise provided by law, if a county or
municipality elects to compensate a judge of election who serves a referendum
that has been called to create a special district, the judge shall be
compensated in the same amount as provided for judges of election in Section
13-10.(b) Where the proposed special district being voted upon in an
election is wholly included in, or is coterminous with, a municipality, the
cost of compensating the judges of election may be borne by the municipality.(c) Where the proposed special district being voted upon in an
election does not fall entirely within one municipality, the cost of
compensating the judges of election may be borne by the county, and where the
district includes territory in more than one county, the compensation costs may
be apportioned between or among the counties according to the number of
precincts within each county that lie in the proposed district.(d) Where the referendum for a special district is ordered by a court,
and the judges of election are appointed by the court, the court, at the
request of a municipality or county, shall assess the cost of compensating the
election judges and shall submit a bill for payment to the municipality or
county.(e) Where the referendum for a special district is conducted by a
county clerk or by a board of election commissioners, the clerk or board,
at the request of a municipality or county, shall assess the cost of
compensation of election judges, and shall submit a bill for payment to the
municipality or county.(f) No judge of election who is compensated for services as an election
judge under any other Section or Act shall be compensated for simultaneous
service in a referendum under the provisions of this Section.(Source: P.A. 87-1052.)

10 ILCS 5/13-10.1

(10 ILCS 5/13-10.1)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-10.1)Sec. 13-10.1. Whenever a county board requires any township supervisor to oversee the conduct of any election necessitating the personal attendance
of such supervisor at two or more polling places, the county board shall
compensate such supervisor at the same rate as is paid to a judge of
election.(Source: Laws 1957, p. 2248.)

10 ILCS 5/13-11

(10 ILCS 5/13-11)(from Ch. 46, par. 13-11)Sec. 13-11. It shall be the duty of the county clerk, on the receipt
of the election returns of any general or special election, to make out
his certificate, stating the compensation to which the judges of each
election may be entitled for their services, and lay the same before the
county board at its next session; and the board shall order the
compensation aforesaid to be paid out of the county treasury. The State
Board of Elections shall reimburse such county in the amount of the increase
in compensation provided in Public Acts 81-850 and 81-1149 and by this
amendatory Act
of 1998.(Source: P.A. 90-672, eff. 7-31-98.)